Can I Probe This Implant? – GF013

“Don’t probe implants with a metal probe or you’ll scratch it!” – and so for years I was afraid to check the gingival health around implants. Crazy right? Dr Pav Khaira is here to bust that myth – but like with everything, it’s not a simple answer – it has some interesting anatomical considerations. His answer is so eloquent, check it out!

“If you can get to the neck of the implant, you SHOULD be probing to the neck of the implant…but you don’t want to do it too aggressively, it should just be very gentle pressure.” Dr Pav Khaira

In this group function we discussed:

• Can you probe implants? 5:33
• Screening Periodontal Health of Implants 11:14
• Referring patients with Peri-implantitis 16:22

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If you liked this episode, you will love revisiting Implant Assessment for GDPs: from Space Requirement to Ridge Preservation